The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-09
MICHIGAN.
Condensed Reports OF the Latest Nows
fiOnl All Parts OF the state.


i1lllS were pdoStu W NhtAA the
charter OF Battle Creek; 10 incorpor-
ate the village OF Eagle, Clinton coun-
ty; bill 10 amend certain sections OF
the act relative to taking private pro-
perty for public uses in cities and vii
lages; 10 cede TO the United states
jurisdiction over the land now and 10
be occupied in enlarging and improy-
ing the "Lake Superior ship Canal
Railway and Iron Company, and the
Portage Lake and River Improvement
Company" The Judiciary Committee
reported adversely certain bill TO pre-
vent swindling. Senator j. w. Bah
cock has introduced bill TO eliminate
from the statutes all obsolete and in
operative laws. The Governor in it Is
empowered TO appoint commission OF
revision TO report TO the next legisla-
ture.
The Senate passed a concurrent res
olution TO loan the State camp equipage
TO the Knights of Pythias, and follow
ing bills: To amend the act providing
for compulsory education in certain
cases; TO legalize the proceedings In
issuing bonds OF the Township of War
rem, Midland county; TO authorize the
Calhoun County Agricultural Society
/ To mortgage its real estate; to provide
for publishing the proceedings OF
4 Boards of Supervisors in newspapers
in counties; providing for the incor-
porating and regulating of building
and loan associations.
The Senate passed bills TO establish
municipal court in the city OF East
Saginaw; to revise the Muskegon City
charter; TO restrict the powers of high
way commissioners in the township OF
Ironwood, Houghton county; TO au-
thorize the Township Board TO maintain
fire and TO license hawkers
and peddlers. A bill which had been
introduced making an appropriation
for the purchase of land at the state
Prison was transformed into one max.
ing an appropriation TO pay the widow
of the late Adjutant General Robert
son the balance of his salary for his
unexpired term, and passed.
The Senate spent the short session
held in debating bill TO provide FOL
cumulative voting for Representative!
, TO the legislature in cities where sucf
members are elected on the genera
ticket instead of by single districts al
. in the country. There was such
diversity OF opinion as 10 the merits o
the bill that IL was at last laid aside
for future consideration.
, The Senate spent most OF the session
4 in discussing the House bill TO amen'
! the charter of the city OF Grand Rapids
Q Mr.. Reilly moved TO strike out all at
0 ter the enacting clause. The motion
, was lost, and the bill placed on tn
Y general order. Bills passed To amend
/. the charter Of the city of Ann Arbor
a relative TO Justices of the peace; {
h authorize the Inlay City Agricultural
) and Horticultural Society 10 mortgag
G It's real estate TO pay its Indebtedness
g HOUSE.
Bills were passed TO amend an nc
establishing a House of Correction an
9 branch Of the State Prison in the UI
per Peninsula. The amendment allow
compensation at $3 per day. IN
= House went into committee OF Tn
:. whole and considered several bills, an
at noon adjourned, TO enable the agr
u cultural members TO attend the annua
: thoroughbred shorthorn sale Mt III
= Agricultural College. The Railroa
; Committee held joint session dnrin
IL the day, and large number OF prom
g nent railway men have been in atten'
Is ance and took part in the discussio
a over the several bills Senator Post
~ bill providing FOR indetermlnate SCI
nc fences Tor cOnyicts was killed In con
: mittee of the whole.
!" The Judiciary Committee reporte
= adversely upon the bill requiring regi
!" tration of patent rights or patent deco
! in each county before they are oilere
n for sale. IL was tabled, and will con
~ up again. The bin TO amend the cha
y ter OF saginaw City, which passed u
- House. was recalled from the Sena
= and referred 20 the Committee on Nj
- nicipal Corporations. The social puri
bill was amended, placing the age
!" protection az IL years. Under suspe
" sion of rules, the consideration OF q
bill brought on very animated oil
!. cus5ion. The age reported by joi
~ committee was j. years. The ladi
y had filed numerous petitions for
~ years. The bill passed unanimousl
=. 80 but the Senate may amend. The Oyia
~ capital punishment bill was taxi
- from the table and put upon It's pa
:, sage. II failed bya vote OF 40 to I
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